Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced the appointment of Andrew Dawes to the position of Regional Director for Humber, succeeding Simon Bird.
Andrew will be part of the Executive team and will report directly to Henrik L. Pedersen, ABP’s CEO.
Andrew began work at the Southampton Container Terminal and has progressed his career to become a seasoned maritime executive, amassing almost 30 years of experience from the global ports and terminals industry with companies such as DP World, APM Terminals and ICTSI.
His experience also includes Managing Director roles with P&L accountability for terminals plus wider regional portfolio responsibility.
Andrew Dawes, Regional Director, Humber Designate, said: “This is an incredible time to be joining ABP as the next five-year business strategy is launched.
“I am delighted to be joining the Humber Region which has some really exciting projects and growth opportunities. The Humber plays a key role in delivering ABP’s twin missions of Keeping Britain Trading as well as Enabling the Energy Transition here in the UK.”
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Welcoming Andrew to the role Henrik L. Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer of ABP, said: “We’re delighted that someone with Andrew’s breadth and depth of port sector experience has chosen to join us.
“ABP’s four Humber ports collectively provide the UK’s largest gateway for trade with the world and are the cornerstone of the Humber area’s potential as the UK’s preeminent ‘supercluster’ for the energy transition and industrial decarbonisation.
“Continuing to grow our Humber activities and delivering major infrastructure projects will be key to ABP achieving its twin missions of Keeping Britain Trading and Enabling the Energy Transition, building on the strong foundations laid down by Simon Bird during his tenure as Regional Director.”
Andrew will join ABP on 1 October 2024, allowing a thorough period of handover with the outgoing Regional Director, Simon Bird, who will be stepping down from the role at the end of the month.
Earlier this July, the Board of ABP announced the appointment of Jonathan Lewis as its Chair in succession to Dr Phil Nolan.
More recently, ABP announced the appointment of Sanyalax Morrison as its new Group Head of Procurement.
